One of the victims of the shooting at The Covenant Presbyterian School in Tennessee was Cynthia Peak, a resident of Nashville.
Peak is survived by her husband, daughter, and two sons.
The shooter, identified as Audrey Hale, 28, was a former student at the school. Hale was armed with at least two assault weapons and a handgun throughout the attack.
Authorities said Hale was killed by law enforcement.
Cynthia Peak Nashville resident, was one of the victims of the shooting that occurred at The Covenant Presbyterian School in Tennessee, resulting in the tragic deaths of three adults and three children.
Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher at the school, was one of the victims. According to a family friend, Peak was a native of Leesville, Louisiana, and spent most of her youth in Vernon Parish.
Although she did not graduate from Leesville High School, she returned to visit throughout the years and attended LHS reunions.
Peak graduated from Captain Shreve High School in 1979 and attended college at TCU in 1983.
She and her family had lived in Alabama and, most recently, in Tennessee, where the shooting took place. Peak is survived by her husband, daughter, and two sons.
The other two adult casualties were identified as the head of the school, Dr. Katherine Koonce, 60, and a custodian, Mike Hill, 61. William Kinney, Evenlyn Dieckhaus, and Hallie Scruggs, all nine years old, were the victims.
Scruggs was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, which is affiliated with the school.
The shooter, identified as Audrey Hale, 28, was a former student at the institution. Hale was armed with at least two assault rifles and a handgun during the attack.
Hale, according to the authorities, was slain by police. Authorities said their preliminary investigation shows that Hale was at one time a student at the school, although it was not clear when he may have been.
With 33 teachers and up to 210 students from preschool through sixth grade, Covenant Presbyterian School is a private Christian school that opened its doors in 2001.
The shooter entered the school through a side door and moved from the first floor to the second floor, firing multiple shots, according to Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron.
Responding officers saw the shooter firing on the second level and engaged, resulting in Hale’s death.
This tragic tragedy has greatly affected the community and has raised attention to the issue of gun violence in the United States.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to the families and loved ones of all those affected by this senseless act of violence.
